...To flag Off Don’t Drink And Drive Campaign”
The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, Mr. Philip Ogunlade has decried the impact of alcohol on driving, saying that alcohol impairs vision, reduces concentration, vigilance and reaction time as drunk drivers may not be able to react swiftly to actions required while driving.
Speaking on Traffic Radio programme, Ogunlade warned drivers that drunk driving is a serious traffic offence, saying it accounts for a quarter of the road crashes across the globe and that drivers’ actions become irrational under the influence of alcohol.
According to him, the institute’s mandate is drivers’ education, training and retraining of professional drivers and also ensure that they are recertified, stressing that the law establishing the institute makes it mandatory that all professional drivers are to visit the institute at least once a year for recertification.
He described professional drivers as those who earn a living from driving, including drivers in the public service, private organisations as well as taxi cab and yellow bus drivers.
Ogunlade explained that the Institute is partnering with Traffic Radio in its annual campaign at ensuring safety on the road, under the programme, “Don’t Drink And Drive Campaign” a road show which will start on Friday 24th November till 15th December 2017.
He assured Lagosians that seasoned instructors are on ground in the Institute to provide enlightenment to members of the public during the “Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign”.
